Dong dong!
Nojiko seemed to have inherited someone's manner, showing no mercy from the start.
Using both fists and legs like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, in a blink, fifty or sixty pirates fell like weeds being cut down.
The remaining pirates were startled, only then realizing that the blue-haired beauty blocking the country road wasn't an ordinary person at all, but rather a fierce beast!
At the back of the crowd.
Gin's eyes narrowed slightly.
He suddenly crouched slightly, staring coldly at Nojiko in the distance, as the iron ball on his cane rotated and scraped the ground, sparking friction.
This woman's strength isn't bad, even he wasn't sure of a quick victory. To avoid too much delay, he needed a strike to directly hit her head, killing her on the spot...
Just as he was about to throw it, a wild laugh suddenly echoed along the coast:
"Hahaha, Lord Palu is here!"
Dong!
A burly man with a steel shield tied all over his body and long limbs jumped off the ship, landing straight in front of Nojiko.
"Oh oh oh oh!! It's Captain Palu!"
"Finally taking action!"
The pirates looked invigorated, raising their arms to cheer, "You're done for, woman! This is our fleet's so-called 'Iron Wall Man' Captain Palu!"
"That's right! That's exactly me!"
Palu grinned, bringing his hands wielding shields heavily together.
Hm?
Nojiko sized up his unique appearance, shaking her head speechlessly, "What's an Iron Wall Man? Just a turtle hiding under its shell!"
As her words fell, she suddenly used Moonwalk to vault above Palu's head, delivering a heavy punch from above aimed straight for his forehead.
Boom!
The dull sound of metal clashing rang out as Palu raised his arms side by side in defense, blocking the strike with the shields on his elbows fitting tightly together.
That hurts!
Feeling the paralyzing shock from his arms, Palu was shocked.
That damned woman, so much strength!
Yet, as he lowered his arms, he let out a smug laugh: "It's useless! It's useless! Punches of this level, so soft, can't possibly break through my defenses!"
"You should know, in battle, I've never shed a drop of blood, not a drop!"
He pointed a finger at Nojiko, "Not a scratch, that's just how strong my best proof is..."
Swish!
A flash of sword light suddenly appeared, a fierce Sword Qi whistling past Palu's body.
Time seemed to pause in that instant, Palu's body remained unmoving, a bloodline startlingly emerged on his finger, extending vertically in an instant from his head to his toes.
Palu was horrified to find his vision seemingly splitting.
His left eye saw the shield on his chest split in two, the cut smooth as a mirror, while his right eye glimpsed his right half slowly tilting.
Clang! Clang!
The shield-covered left and right halves of his body fell to the ground in succession, insides still pulsing at the cross-section, intestines and blood spilling onto the ground.
"Captain Palu!!!"
The surrounding pirates' eyes widened in disbelief.
In so many battles, they had never seen anyone break through the captain's defenses, yet now the captain had been sliced clean in half by a single sword?
Snap!
A tall girl landed on the ground, her long black hair tied in a high ponytail enhancing her brave and spirited look.
She tilted her head slightly, glanced at the sword blade, and with a flick of her wrist, the pure white sword shed all traces of blood.
One of the Twenty-One Great Grade Blades, Wado Ichimonji!
"Anyone else want to die?"
Kuina's eyes were cold as she turned her Wado Ichimonji, casually twirling the sword towards the terrified pirates in front of her, "Step forward and give it a try."
Gulp.
The surrounding pirates swallowed hard, each clutching their sharp blades, yet unconsciously stepped back a few steps.
This village... what on earth is going on in this village!
It's such a remote countryside, why are the women blocking the road more terrifying one after another!!!
"Did you finish eating too?"
Nojiko retracted her punch, sighing with a bit of boredom, giving Kuina a sidelong glance, "You're a guest after all, if you came over without eating enough, it'd be embarrassing for us as hosts."
"Yeah, just finished."
Kuina nodded lightly, "Brother Shano said he wants to wash the dishes, wouldn't let me help, so since I was free, I thought I'd come take a look."
"That's my brother! You've already been invited on board, just call him Captain!" Nojiko bit her teeth.
"He's two years older than me after all."
Kuina shrugged it off, adjusting her glasses.
Hearing this conversation.
Be it the fleet's overseer Click who just got off the ship, or Gin who automatically came to his side, their faces turned much darker.
Just finished eating?
Just came to check out because idle?
What a bold statement! It sounded as if two random people came over, and could handle them just during a stroll after a meal.
And even more over-the-top...
Was Shano who they were here for!
Thirty ships fully deployed, a massive approach, over a thousand pirates set ashore!
And you're still washing dishes there?
"Hey, hey, hey, being underestimated..."
Click's face turned steel blue, his temples throbbed, suddenly letting out a sinister chuckle through his teeth, "This really pisses me off, Gin, you're not allowed to make a move, this time, I'll do it myself!"
"Understood, Boss."
Gin gave him a surprised glance, hesitated, then reminded, "That black-haired woman who appeared later, her Swordsmanship is impressive, shouldn't be underestimated..."
"Blah blah blah, I don't need you to tell me!"
Click sneered as he pulled out the Golden Battle Spear, the heavy armor reflecting brilliant light under the sun, and with a mighty leap, used the recoil to hurl a strike towards Kuina below.
"In the end, you're just small time, only good against idiots like Palu. I am the East Sea Dominator! Admiral Click with a bounty of seventeen million Belly!!!"
"Can your Sword Qi cut through my Golden Battle Armor! And this Great Battle Spear of mine, it weighs a ton, let's see if you, little brat, can handle it!!!"
Golden Battle Armor?
Kuina calmly raised her head, looking at the massive figure drawing closer, and softly spoke:
"One-Sword Style, Three Thousand Worlds: Swallow Return."
Whoosh!
In just an instant, her figure disappeared from where she stood, dodging the Great Battle Spear while her sword blade suddenly slashed out diagonally.
Swish Swish Swish!!!
The sword light rose abruptly, transforming into three silver arcs, covering Click's entire body in an instant.
Before he could react, the round shields on his shoulders shattered with a thunderous crash, and the upper body armor crumbled into metal fragments.
The final streak of Sword Qi accurately knocked the Golden Battle Spear from his hand, pinning it to a nearby coconut tree trunk.
"..."
Click's 2.43-meter tall frame froze on the spot, not daring to move an inch, as the cold tip of the sword was an inch from his Adam's apple.
"Frog in a well."
In Click's panicked eyes, Kuina smiled slightly:
"Want me to explain? Two months ago, I grasped the Breath of All Things, entering the Sword Master Realm. Since then, nothing—gold, silver, bronze, or iron—cannot be slashed."